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How to work as a Freelance in Italy
In order to work as a Freelancer in Italy and carry out business activities, it is necessary to be enrolled in the Italian Revenue Agency with a personal VAT number, in order to comply with all the fiscal requirements and social security fulfillments.
In Italy, freelancers can be included in a standard taxation system or flat-rate scheme (i.e. the Italian regime forfettario, but only under specific conditions).
Depending on the professional or service activities carried out, the self-employed worker must register and pay contributions to one of the insurance funds, as required by law (INPS artisans/merchants – INPS separate management) or will be subject to the social security institution of the protected category to which it belongs.
Non-resident subjects registered with AIRE who intend to carry out an activity as a freelance professional in Italy may open a VAT number indicating as tax domicile the place where such activity is carried out.
Flat Tax Regime for Freelance Workers
The flat-rate scheme represents the natural tax system in Italy.
All VAT holders may benefit from a tax rate up to 5% when complying with the established requirements.
VAT holders applying the flat-rate scheme determine income under different rules compared with the ordinary scheme, and they apply reduced tax and contribution rates.
Our services to help you become a freelance in Italy
Our Team of certified professional Tax Advisors will support you step-by-step to:
- choose the business activity that best suits you, among those available in Italy;
- verify the requirements to access the most favourable tax regime (this includes a simulation of all the tax reliefs)
Moreover, we also provide:
- Up-to-date software to organize video conferences with customers;
- A dedicated online portal customers for the collection of the necessary documentation;
- Advanced software for free to handle all documentation, invoices and other mandatory fulfilments.
- Opening of the VAT number;
- Opening of the pension position;
- Registering with the required authorities, as required by law (Chamber of Commerce, INAIL, etc.);
- Registering the accounts, providing for the compilation and electronic transmission of the declarations;
- Guaranteed assistance during the whole fiscal year.
Process and timeline to become a freelance in Italy
Out Senior Tax Advisors will follow every step to help you become a freelance in Italy:
- Contact our Experts for a free quote on VAT registration in Italy
- If you accept the quote, we will send a list of documents necessary to register your VAT number in Italy
- Once received the documents, we get your Italian VAT in just 24 hours
- Once you get your Partita IVA, we plan an introductory video-call on how to manage your accounting, issue your invoices etc.
Studio A&P can get your Italian VAT number completely online.
